To make the garden look stunning not only in summer but also in winter, choose evergreen plants or those with beautiful fruits that remain for the winter. Specimens with beautiful shapes or bright stems and trunks will also do.
And in order to fit as much beauty as possible into the plot, the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh advises to take a closer look at compact options.
Blue Spruce Blue Trenket
This small tree can reach a height of up to 5 meters and grows quite slowly - by the age of 10 it reaches a height of about a meter or a little more.
Its silvery-blue needles are very beautiful, they are hard and prickly and densely cover the branches, as a result of which the spruce looks simply luxurious.
Mountain pine Sherwood Compact
This variety of pine has the appearance of an evergreen dwarf shrub with a rounded, dense crown resembling a pillow.
Important information: The tree's shape may change with age if pinched.
Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia aquifolium is also an evergreen plant, as its glossy leaves remain green all year round. In spring, the plant pleases with beautiful flowering.
What is good news is that Mahonia aquifolium does not require special care and can grow without any special conditions.
Let's briefly run through the remaining options: in addition to the countless number of firs and pines, you can decorate your winter garden with plants such as boxwood, rhododendron, dogwood, barberry, viburnum, red and black chokeberry, etc.
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